2008北京申奥杨澜演讲

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业专心-专注-专业精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业2008北京申奥杨澜演讲Speech by Yang Lan: Bidding for Beiing Olympic 2008主席先生，Mr. President,女士们，先生们，Ladies and Gentlemen,下午好! 在向各位介绍我们的安排之前，我想先告诉大家，你们2008年将在北京渡过愉快的时光。Good afternoon! Before I introduce our cultural programs, I want to tell you one

2、 thing first about 2008. Youre going to have a great time in Beijing.中国也有自己的运动传统。追溯到宋代，大约在十一世纪，那时的人们开始玩一种叫蹴鞠的运动，而这种运动也被看成是现代足球的起源。这项运动是如此受欢迎以致妇女也参与进来。现在你们也可以理解为什么中国女足表现如此好的原因吧。China has its own sport legends. Back to Song Dynasty, about the 11th century, people started to play a game called Cuju, wh

3、ich is regarded as the origin of ancient football. The game was very popular and women were also participating. Now, you will understand why our women football team is so good today.北京是有很多激动人心的事物等待着你们。这是一座充满活力的现代都市，三千年的历史文化与都市的繁荣相呼应，除了紫禁城、天坛和万里长城这几个标志性的建筑，北京拥有无数的戏院、博物馆，各种各样的餐厅和购物商场。这一切的一切都会令您感到惊奇和高兴

4、。除此之外，北京城里还有千千万万友善的人民，热爱与世界各地的人民相处，北京人民相信，在北京举办2008年奥运会，将推动我们文化和全世界文化的交流。There are a lot more wonderful and exciting things waiting for you in New Beijing, a dynamic modern metropolis with 3,000 years of cultural treasures woven into the urban tapestry. Along with the iconic imagery of the Forbidden

5、 City, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall, the city offers an endless mixture of theatres, museums, discos, all kinds of restaurants and shopping malls that will amaze and delight you. But beyond that, it is a place of millions of friendly people who love to meet people from around the world. P

6、eople of Beijing believe that the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will help to enhance the harmony between our culture and the diverse cultures of the world.在我们的文化计划当中，教育和交流将是我们的首要内容，我们力求通过扩大僵人民对奥运理想的认识，创造出一笔知识与体育的精神财富。从2005年到2008年，我们将每年定期举办文化活动，我们将开展多元文化活动，举办世界青少年和表演家参加的音乐会，这些文化活动同时在奥运村和全市范围内展开，以方便运动

7、员的参加。我们的开闭幕式，将是展现中国与全球最为杰出的艺术家的舞台，讴歌人类的共同理想，以及我们独特的奥林匹克运动。Within our cultural programs, education and communication will receive the highest priority. We seek to create an intellectual and sporting legacy by broadening the understanding of the Olympic Ideals throughout the country. Cultural events w

8、ill unfold each year, from 2005 to 2008. We will stage multi-disciplined cultural programs, such as concerts, exhibitions, art competitions and camps which will involve young people from around the world. During the Olympics, they will be staged in the Olympic Village and the city for the benefit of

9、 the athletes. Our Ceremonies will give Chinas greatest and the worlds greatest artists a stage for celebrating the common aspirations of humanity and the unique heritage of our culture and the Olympic Movement.基于丝绸之路带来的灵感，我们的火炬接力，将开辟新的路线，从奥林匹亚出发，穿越一些人类已知的最古老的文明国度，途经希腊、埃及、罗马、美索布达米亚、波斯、印度和中国，这一永恒不熄灭的

10、火炬将一路携带着“共享和平、共享奥运”的信息，当它跨越喜马拉雅山的世界最高峰珠穆朗玛峰时，将达到一个新的高度。在中国，奥运圣火将穿越西藏，穿过长江和黄河，踏上长城，途经香港、澳门、台湾，在组成我们国家的56个民族中传递。经由这样的路线，目睹这次火炬接力并受之鼓舞的人们，将会比任何一次都多。With a concept inspired by the famed Silk Road, our Torch Relay will break new ground, traveling from Olympia through some of the oldest civilizations know

11、n to man-Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Byzantine, Mesopotamian, Persian, Arabian, Indian and Chinese. Carrying the message Share the Peace, Share the Olympics, the eternal flame will reach new heights as it crosses the Himalayas over the worlds highest summit-Mount Qomolangma, which is known to many of yo

12、u as Mt. Everest. In China, the flame will pass through Tibet, cross the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, travel the Great Wall and visit Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and the 56 ethnic communities who make up our society. On its journey, the flame will be seen by and inspire more human beings than any previou

13、s relay.700年前，马可波罗曾对中国这一遥远的美丽国度做出了令人赞叹的描述，人们对此颇为惊奇，于是有人问马可波罗，你关于中国的描述是否属实。他说：我所告诉你的甚至不及我所见所闻的一半。Seven hundred years ago, amazed by his incredible descriptions of a far away land of great beauty, people asked Marco Polo whether his stories about China were true. He answered, What I have told you was not even half